Shloka 69

प्रह्लादस्य अव्यभिचारिणी भक्ति, मायाविनाशः, तथा विष्णोः विश्वरूप-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

रूपं गन्धो मनो बुद्धिर् आत्मा कालस् तथा गुणाः एतेषां परमार्थश् च सर्वम् एतत् त्वम् अच्युत

Transliteration

rūpaṃ gandho mano buddhir ātmā kālas tathā guṇāḥ eteṣāṃ paramārthaś ca sarvam etat tvam acyuta

Translation

Form and scent, mind and intellect, the self, time, and the qualities—together with the deepest truth that underlies them all: all of this, O Acyuta, is You.

Word by Word

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• gandhaḥ: smell
• gandhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• buddhiḥ: intellect
• buddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ātmā: self
• ātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (connector)

• guṇāḥ: qualities/guṇas
• guṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• eteṣām: of these
• eteṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• parama-arthaḥ: the supreme reality/ultimate meaning
• parama-arthaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘supreme meaning/reality’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• sarvam: all (everything)
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• acyuta: O Acyuta (the infallible one)
• acyuta: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Identity of Viṣṇu with all tattvas—sense-objects, mind, intellect, self, time, and guṇas

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Acyuta is declared as the inner reality of sensory qualities, mind, intellect, self, time, and the guṇas—the substratum and meaning (paramārtha) of all.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice inward inquiry: when perceiving form or scent or thought, recollect the indwelling Lord as their sustaining ground.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord is both transcendent truth and immanent controller of mind/time/guṇas; the plurality of attributes exists dependently in Him as His real modes.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Acyuta)
• Time (Kāla)
• Guṇas (Sattva-Rajas-Tamas)

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu the 'paramārtha' behind all things in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse states that beyond sensory objects (form, smell) and inner faculties (mind, intellect), Vishnu is the ultimate reality that makes them meaningful and existent.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between time (kāla) and Vishnu?

By including kāla among what is identified as Vishnu, Parāśara presents time not as independent, but as a power and expression of the Supreme who orders change and continuity.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Acyuta) in this context?

Vishnu is affirmed as the unfailing Supreme—immanent in all categories of experience and yet the highest truth underlying them—supporting a strongly theistic Vedāntic reading.